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  "id": 17260635,
  "title": "Leo XIV becomes the first pope to vote in a US election",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/leo-xiv-becomes-the-first-pope-to-vote-in-a-us-election",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-30T17:17:00.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://en.mercopress.com/2026/10/30/leo-xiv-becomes-the-first-pope-to-vote-in-a-us-election"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Pope Leo XIV has voted by mail in the US midterm elections to be held on November 3, making him the first pontiff to take part in an election in that country, the Vatican said on Friday.",
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      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Pope Leo becomes the first pontiff to vote in a U.S. election",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/pope-leo-becomes-the-first-pontiff-to-vote-in-a-u-s-election",
        "published": "2026-10-30T18:44:19.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}